§ Mr. Andrew BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of deaths among those aged(a) 60 to 69 years, (b) 70 to 79 years and (c) 80 years and over for each complete six-monthly period from 1 April 1979 to 31 March 1989 for England and Wales.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information is shown in the table.
Number of deaths among those aged (a) 60–69 years, (b) 70–79 years and (c) 80 years and over for each complete six-monthly period from 1st April 1979 to 31st March 1989 for England and Wales Age-group Period 60–69 70–79 80+ 1 March 1979–30 September 1979 52,657 88,841 86,200 1 October 1979–31 March 1980 58,348 101,304 101,262 1 April 1980–30 September 1980 52,526 88,774 83,433 1 October 1980–31 March 1981 57,706 101,403 104,203 1 April 1981–30 September 1981 51,003 87,722 86,298 1 October 1982–31 March 1982 57,808 104,422 110,338 1 April 1982–30 September 1982 51,151 88,023 88,605 1 October 1982–31 March 1983 57,482 103,202 110,941 1 April 1983–30 September 1983 50,765 88,331 90,264 1 October 1983–31 March 1984 54,512 98,956 106,859 1 April 1984–30 September 1984 49,190 87,007 91,720 1 October 1984–31 March 1985 55,657 102,670 117,664 1 April 1985–30 September 1985 48,927 88,249 96,511 1 October 1985–31 March 1986 54,149 102,276 121,568 1 April 1986–30 September 1986 49,216 87,831 96,419 1 October 1986–31 March 1987 51,524 93,959 109,480 1 April 1987–30 September 1987 48,083 84,043 96,212 1 October 1987–31 March 1988 54,027 95,141 120,224 1 April 1988–30 September 1988 48,657 81,396 100,475 1 October 1988–31 March 1989' 52,394 89,272 117,089 1 Provisional